Quote Originally Posted by IronWorker View Post
I wasnt assuming that you "allowed" him to come onto your land due to the fact you made it evident that your land is posted well before my last comment.

I was only making a general comment that its not a wise thing for someone to allow a complete stranger onto their land.

Moving on...

Ill just keep a positive attitude and keep checking around and see what might come up.

Im sure some opportunity will open up for me sooner or later. I cant believe how much the quality and numbers of the deer have improved over the past 25 years. When i was a teenager i would see a few trophy deer from time to time but now i can sit and look out over a field and im flat out amazed at what im seeing. There are a lot of deer and a lot of trophy deer i never dreamed i would see these kind of deer herds. And i also never dreamed it would be darn near impossible to have an opportunity hunt them.
Sorry, I misunderstood what you said.
I think most of the reason there are so many private hunting clubs is because of the large amount of money that is generated from membership and other fees. I know someone who leased about 2,000 acres of hunting rights from a paper company. He built a four room private clubhouse and charges hefty membership fees. It has one game room for playing poker, billiards, watching TV, and a bar. There are two bedrooms with bunks for overnight guests with a bathroom between them, the other room is the kitchen with a huge dining table. The clubhouse is used in and out of hunting season for various activities. Non-members can buy a one-day or one-week permit for a fee. The land is leased for 25 years at $2.00 per acre per year and is renewable at the end of each term. The club owner is well connected and has a huge number of members which means he is making a ton of money.

I hope you get to be friends with a generous landowner or can connect with someone in a hunting club who can invite you as his guest.